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The wrong question about the war in Iran
Donald Trump

The wrong question about the war in Iran

Yakov M. Rabkin

the more important issue is what benefit Israel, the war’s proponent and initiator, stands to gain

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

On Int’l Women’s Day, the US needs an Equal Rights Amendment

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Iran as a new Forever War

Iran as a new Forever War

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College Professors in Mosul Strike The professors at Mosul University announced a general strike on Tuesday, demanding an increase in pay. They were protesting that […]

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3 Us Soldiers Wounded 1 Iraqi Policeman

3 Us Soldiers Wounded 1 Iraqi Policeman

3 US Soldiers Wounded, 1 Iraqi Policeman Killed and 1 Wounded; 7 Protesters Killed; Demonstrations and Counter-Demonstrations Throughout Iraq Guerrillas set off a roadside bomb […]

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On Point I Was On Nprs On Point Tuesday

On Point I was on NPR’s On Point Tuesday evening. I was surprised to find the other guests reporting an attitude in the CPA and […]

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Saddam May Attempt To Implicate Us Mark

Saddam May attempt to Implicate US Mark Matthews of the Baltimore Sun points out that Saddam may attempt to implicate Western powers and US political […]

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New Political Map Of Us Implication For

New Political Map of the US: Implication for Elections and Iraq Robert David Sullivan, writing in The Commonwealth, has proposed a new political map of […]

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Sandwich Analysis Of Gotim News

Sandwich Analysis of “Got’im” News Conference: Tom Engelhardt Journalist Tom Engelhardt’s Tomdispatch.com caught something important about the news conference that announced Saddam’s capture in his […]

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Anti Union Laws And Privatization In

Anti-Union Laws and Privatization in Iraq Many thanks to Greg Lipman for alerting me to the David Bacon article on labor issues and privatization in […]

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1 Us Soldier Killed 8 Iraqis Killed 25

1 US Soldier Killed; 8 Iraqis killed, 25 Wounded in Car Bombings at Iraqi Police Stations Pro-Saddam Demonstrations in Falluja and Tikrit A roadside bomb […]

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Successful Caucus Elections In Samawa

Successful Caucus Elections In Samawa

Successful Caucus Elections in Samawa Veteran Middle East reporter Nicholas Blanford writes in the Christian Science Monitor about the successes of the Coalition Provisional Authority […]

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